The air of the small room was noticeably cooler than my skin. In fact, each breath was a steaming stream of pale blue. The only sound was the soft “tick-tick-tock” of the ancient grandfather clock standing between the two floor-to-ceiling windows at the foot of my bed. It was a narrow bed, piled deep with […]
Category: Personal Entries
Observations and Questions of Christianity and Gays
“Hell will hold no surprises for us.” It might be a rather chancy way to begin a thought piece, but when watching Hellboy the film the other night, as I typed a quote I thought profound “Hell will have no surprises for us”, I began to describe the characters. Rasputin was the one to […]
Comparison-Contrast Essay: Native and “New” Americans
By request, adding a comparison-contrast essay I wrote on Native Americans and “new” Americans. I received a 96% for this submission. “Tradition and memory, culture and being among Native Americans is thousands of years old while the “new” American definition of what it is to be “American” is scarcely a few centuries old yet there […]
Berlin: Underground Lounges & Curious Catwalks (Photos)
It took a little convincing for my long-time friends to accompany us to the underground bar then named “The Last Cathedral”. They are open-minded as the average Berliner but tend towards the traditional and conservative although they’re always up for a lark and continue to be amused by my wilder tendencies and even wilder occasional […]
“The Goose God Cometh Forth” (Photos)
Although I am not Christian and don’t celebrate Christmas, I never have an objection to cooking and sharing a meal with friends. This is just such a memory: A nicely brine soaked goose seasoned with herbs, lemons and brown sugar was very tasty even though it took an unfortunate slide on the floor. Too many […]
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